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going through these tutorials if you choose to use Navigator to setup the environment.
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Another alternative for creating a computing environment is to use miniconda which is a minimal
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installation of Anaconda containing only conda, Python and a few other useful packages such as
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installation of Anaconda containing only conda, python and a few other useful packages such as
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pip. Instructions for installation of miniconda will not be covered in this guide and can be found [here](https://docs.conda.io/projects/miniconda/en/latest/). If you want to know more, there is also a
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comparison between Anaconda and miniconda given [here](https://docs.anaconda.com/distro-or-miniconda/).
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In general, it is recommended to use Anaconda if you are new to conda or Python. If
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In general, it is recommended to use Anaconda if you are new to conda or python. If
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you have installed miniconda, it will also come with an Anaconda Prompt and a procedure like
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the one outlined in the below steps can be used to set up the computing environment.
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![Conda create env list](images/conda_create_env_list.png)
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4. To activate the newly created env, run ``conda activate ENVNAME``. Replace ENVNAME with
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4. To activate the newly created environment, run ``conda activate ENVNAME``. Replace ENVNAME with
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your environment name. You will see that the ``(base)`` before the command
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prompt will change to the ``ENVNAME``.
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## Step 3: Installing packages
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In this step, you will install some basic packages which you will need during the first few lectures.
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You will install many other packages as the semester progresses.
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In this step, you will install some basic packages which you will need for first few sections.
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You will install many other packages as you go through the book.
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1. Open Anaconda Prompt. Again, make sure that you use the run as administrator option
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when opening Anaconda Prompt. Activate the environment which you created in the last
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> **_NOTE:_** ``pip`` will be the main installer we will be using in this class. We will not be using
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> **_NOTE:_** ``pip`` will be the main installer we will be using in this book. We will not be using
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conda to install any package. conda is just used as an environment manager.
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After activating the environment, you can run ``pip list`` to see the packages installed using
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> **_NOTE:_** This will install a lot of dependencies that are required for Jupyter Notebook.
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Jupyter Notebook is a computing platform that will be used extensively in this class.
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Jupyter Notebook is a computing platform that can be used to write and execute various code
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snippets described in this book.
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Now, your computing environment should be ready. In future, whenever you are asked to install
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Your computing environment should be ready now. In the following sections, whenever you are asked to install
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a new package, you should install it using pip within this environment only.

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